Review on 🌬️ Thermaltake Slim X3 Low Profile CPU Fan Review & Specs: Intel LGA775/1156/1200 (CLP0534) by Gary Revils

I bought this item to cool my i7 8700k and it was able to keep the cpu at around 35C in standby mode. I overclocked the CPU to 4.7GHz and this kept the chip somewhat within the acceptable 70-90C during normal use, but any significant load for more than a few minutes would raise the temperature to over 100C and the CPU started throttling around 4.2GHz, keeping the temperature in the high 90s and low 100s. With the stock CPU clocking at 3.7 GHz, the pace was quite reasonable. The processor stayed at 80-90 degrees under load, and the chip had no TNT. If you want to overclock, buy something bigger. Thin coolers just don't have enough metal and surface area to handle overclocking this chip. If you're either using a locked i7 8700, or just don't plan on significantly exceeding the stock speeds in the "k" version, this will work fine. I ended up replacing it with the ARCTIC Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2-160W. Twin Tower Heatsink CPU Cooler - Intel and AMD is a 120mm PWM fan and was able to overclock to 5GHz with this cooler, and yet I don't see temperatures going above 80C in Prime95 torture tests.